Constructed Response

Last week for constructed response questions we videoed on the IPAD student answers..this week we used the website "fodey.com" to write the constructed response answers and generate them into our very own newspaper article. Here are a few examples of student responses.

Terrific Kid of the YEAR

Congratulations to OWEN JACKSON! Oakland Elementary's Terrific Kid of the YEAR!

Here is the write up about Owen that I wrote to enter him in the contest~ I am so proud of you Owen!
 

Mrs. Gault’s Terrific Kid Nomination

       In my class when I think of “Terrific Kid” Owen Jackson is the first name that comes to mind. Owen deserves the Terrific Kid award because he is an exceptional student. Owen always has a cheerful attitude when working with his classmates and he knows how to look on the “bright side” of things! Owen is also very involved in church and school. Every day he comes to class with a positive outlook and shares what he has learned during church, First Tee (golf), or soccer.

       Owen has made all A/B’s all five years at Oakland Elementary and it is because he comes to class ready to learn each day, he works hard and doesn’t give up even when assignments are challenging!  In addition, he is an excellent problem solver. Before coming to me, he tries to figure out problems on his own. When he does come to me, he explains all the things he tried first. Then sometimes he says, “Well, I could try this…” And in most cases he comes up with a brilliant solution to his problem!

       Owen is the most caring, compassionate child that I have ever met, he never meets a stranger and when someone is left out in the classroom he always partners up with them and makes them feel important. Making someone feel important comes natural to him, he always gives his classmates compliments and tells them what a good job they do even when he isn’t told to, and this is what true character is all about.

Owen Jackson should receive this award most importantly because he demonstrates the life skill-PERSEVERANCE! Owen never gives up no matter what situation he faces in or out of the classroom. He is a GREAT student who ALWAYS gives 100%.  

 

Constructed Response

We are currently reading the novel Bridge to Terabithia, instead of writing down responses on the test I had students explain to me their answer in a video response. Some students like this better because they can explain themselves better with oral expression rather than written expression. Here are the results:

Moon Phases

We did a great and fun experiment about the Moon Phases. The materials we all used were Oreos, a tooth pick and a sheet to lay the Oreos on. With the tooth pick we had to scrap the iceing off the Oreos. Next we would shap the iceing into the Moon Phases. Once we were finished Mrs.Gault took a picture of us with Moon Phases. The best part of all was we got to eat the Oreos once we were finished! Everybody enjoyed that part. This was a great way to teach us about the Moon Phases!!!!!!!By: Ellie Tessin

Anna Leigh made the "axis" going through the Earth with her toothpick! Smart thinking!

To go along with our MOON PHASES, here is a song to help you remember them!

Feature Articles

We are creating feature articles on the planets, to do this we looked at this feature article and cited the different features we noticed.

 To help us with research, we went to the library and looked up different facts on the planets that we were given.

 

After researching, we started our rough draft.

I had Mercury it's the closest planet to the Sun. I think the part that was

hardest was working with my group.

Last, we did our final draft and colored our planet example.

I think that this was one of the coolest projects ever.

 I hope the younger grades do this in the future! Autumn Lockhart 

 

 

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Westward Ho!

Students were able to experience going WEST with Lewis and Clark today during class. Each classroom was a designated station that students were allowed to go and explore the different routes and experiences Lewis and Clark had on their journey west. Below are a few pictures of the stations each student was able to participate in.
Researching and finding evidence station
Students researched on the IPAD and IPOD to find out the motives and struggles experienced by settlers during their journey west.

 We were researching the Lewis and Clark expedition on the ipads. by Cole

Writing Station

Students took the research they gathered and wrote diary entries pretending to be a settler moving

west.

 The "Experience"
 Students met John Colter...the "Mountain Man"

 it was fun learning about Lewis and Clark and also we learn tarnation too.by Emily Barnes

 Telescope Constructing station

Students participated in 3 activities during this station: 1. building their own telescope 2. use a real telescope to learn the parts then construct a diagram on their own 3. read an article about Lewis and Clark and how they used a telescope and other similar tools during their travels.

 We went to Mrs. Glay's room to work on our

telescopes it was really fun. Mrs.Glay had a model of a telescope for us to draw and label the parts.

Then, Mrs.Glay let us build our very own telescopes. she had a secret message on the activboard

that we had to read with our telescopes. The message said,"Telescopes are used to make far away

objects appear larger." After we finished we read an article on telescopes, maps, and compasses

and awnsered comprehension questions about it. It was really FUN in Mrs. Glay's room!!

By: Autumn Lockhart

 Topography Maps Station
Students learned the best way to design a route that is safe, fast, and inexpensive through creating and reading a topographic map.

 This is an example of what students would need to be able to read  to determine elevation change through contour lines and show the elevation change through a profile graph.

 3-D Mapping Station  
Students would answer the questions"How do I describe Lewis and Clark's journey and the geographical features they encountered and how do I use a map scale to accurately measure and express distance?" by building a 3D map using play-dough. When students were finished they would label the rivers, mountains, and journey with toothpicks and colored strings. Next, to find out the distance of Lewis and Clark's journey and the length of the Mississippi River students used a map and map scale on graph paper. Here are the final products of the 3D maps.

Thank you for reading about our journey WEST today at Oakland Elementary!